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"No
matter what steps the political parties take, I will not back out from my efforts to reach
reconciliation with them." Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, addressing a rally in
Banepa, where activists of the five parties had tried to obstruct his program. * * * "I
am a very conservative finance minister." Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, finance minister, rejecting
charges that his revenue projections in the budget are ambitious, at a press meet. * * * "I
don't find any thing new in the budget. This budget has offered lollipop to the political
parties." Bharat Mohan Adhikary, former finance minister and standing
committee member of CPN-UML, commenting on the budget proposal of providing poll funding
to the parties, in Space Time. * * * "I
am neither regretful nor happy to witness the infighting in the
CPN-UML. I have not seen any political differences. They are only concerned about their
own survival." C.P. Mainali, former general secretary of CPN-UML, in Jana
Astha. * * * "After
a lot of probing, we found there were no differences among us." Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of the CPN-UML, on the
recent patch-up of differences among its top leaders, in Kantipur. * * * "We
have neither boycotted the King nor Surya Bahadur Thapa, whose residence in Maligaun we
visited. We did not attend the reception at Singha Durbar since it was organized by the
prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, who represents continuation of regression." Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president
of Nepali Congress in Kantipur. * * * "Koirala
had cheered when elected prime minister was ousted by the King." Sher Bahadur Deuba, former prime minister and president of
NC (Democratic), accusing that NC President Girija Prasad Koirala aided the dismissal of
his elected government last year, which resulted in the ėroyal takeover', addressing a
party gathering in Banepa. * * * "I
will guarantee, on behalf of the government, that the members of the Maoist talks team
will not be arrested even if the talks break down and they want to return to jungle."
Kamal Thapa, Minister for Information and Communication and
government spokesperson, at the Bahas program in Nepal Television. * * *
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